UN recognizes state of Palestine

Big step forward but a long way to go:

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state, but the Palestinians still face enormous limitations: They don't control their borders, airspace or trade, they have separate and competing governments in Gaza and the West Bank, and they have no unified army or police.

In an extraordinary lineup of international support, more than two-thirds of the world body's 193 member states approved the resolution upgrading the Palestinians' status from an observer to a nonmember observer state on Thursday. It passed 138-9, with 41 abstentions.

The vote was a victory decades in the making for the Palestinians after years of occupation and war. It was a sharp rebuke for Israel and the United States.

There are a lot of news sources out there. You can catch up on thousands of years of reports of global dislike of Jews and Israel.

All I can do is laugh at the overwhelming support for "Palestinians." You think it worrys Jews, Israelis? Not a chance. Status quo. There are those of us that don't pretend life is what we wish it would be. Israel will always be hated. We don't care. This world isn't about to get more friendly to any group.

There are a lot of news sources out there. You can catch up on thousands of years of reports of global dislike of Jews and Israel.

All I can do is laugh at the overwhelming support for "Palestinians." You think it worrys Jews, Israelis? Not a chance. Status quo. There are those of us that don't pretend life is what we wish it would be. Israel will always be hated. We don't care. This world isn't about to get more friendly to any group.

So you're saying the whole world just has a global dislike of the Jews and Israel?

So you're saying the whole world just has a global dislike of the Jews and Israel?

Maybe they just feel Palestinians deserve a state of their own...

Maybe Palestinians do deserve a state. That's not the point. I hope they get a State, but the cards are so heavily stacked against them. They are really in the spotlight, so they have a lot to get right with whipping together a whole functioning nation and all and that ain't happening any time soon.

Destroy the throne of Zion, the house of absolute evil
Raise the banner of victory
Be like the fire of a volcano
Repeat in the name of your Jihad: Death to Israel!
With blood and fire, resist until freedom
Defeat the soldiers of aggression the enemies of humanity.”

So the majority of the world supports a group of people that pray for the destruction of Israel and death to Jews?

How in the world can you say Palestinians as a whole want the destruction of Israel? There are radical Palestinians, sure. Radical Jews too.

Originally Posted by Sonny

This is why it's a joke to someone like me, because it's so easy for you and others to just somehow magically disregard the pure hatred toward Jews that is so common in Palestine and their allies.

There's hatred both ways. I personally think if there is going to be a state for one group there should be a state for both groups. The original UN plan said two states didn't it? Well then why in the world hasn't Israel followed it yet they use the UN as legal justification for their existence. It makes no sense to have it only one way.

Originally Posted by Sonny

The videos in the link are interesting.

Yes there are crazy radical Palestinians. But there are also crazy Zionists who want nothing more than to get rid of the Palestinians too.

How in the world can you say Palestinians as a whole want the destruction of Israel? There are radical Palestinians, sure. Radical Jews too.

There's hatred both ways. I personally think if there is going to be a state for one group there should be a state for both groups. The original UN plan said two states didn't it? Well then why in the world hasn't Israel followed it yet they use the UN as legal justification for their existence. It makes no sense to have it only one way.

Yes there are crazy radical Palestinians. But there are also crazy Zionists who want nothing more than to get rid of the Palestinians too.

Lets not do the multi quote thing. Takes way too long. We don't need to respond to every point that each of us makes.

You and me are speaking different languages.

Radical Palestinians rule Palestine. You know that right? You know any moderate leadership will NEVER happen there. Only extremism.

A country that cannot stop terrorism from spilling over their borders is not a county in control of their population. Hence, not a real government.

I return to my original position, to me this is a joke. Arguing about this issue. It's nonsense.